St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
THE PoPE's JUBILEE.
Cardinal Gibbons Calls For Con-
tributions From the Faithful.

BALTIMORE, Oct. S.-The following
letter will be read in all the Catholic
churches tomorrow morning:
Pastoral: On the approaching Jubilee of the
Holy Father, James Cardinal Gibbons by the
Grace of God and the favor of the Apostolic
See, AreIbishop efBaltimere, to the Clergy
and faithful of his archdiocese: Health and
Benediction in the Lord-Dearly beloved
brethren and children in Christ: 1t is pious
and cherished custom for children and
grandchild Ell to celebrate with Joyous festiv-
lty the fitch anniversary of the marriage
of the honored head of the family and to
tender him affectionate tokens of their rever-
ence and devotion. Inspired by like feelings
of filial piety, the faithful throughout the
world are eagerly preparing to commend
rate the golden jubilee of our holy
father, who, half a century ago, knelt
as young Levite before the altar of God,
heritance and of his chalice," and surely,
beloved brethren, the rare occurrence of
such an event, the pre-eminent virtues of
our spiritual father, who is q spectacle of
admiration to the world, to angels and to
man, the prominent part he is enacting in
the history of our times, the historic grandeur
of his administration, which, like that of
Sextus ", crowds momentous events into
brief spaces of time; the influence he has
exerted in promoting peace between Euro
pean powers. the great esteem in which he
is held by all nations and creeds, the ex-
ample of our brethren throughout the Catho-
atty on the occasion of this suspicious cele-
bration, above all the special ties of gratitude
which bind this see to the august person of
Leo VllI.-all these circumstances ought to
inspire us to sigalize the approaching jubilee
with more than ordinary enthuSiaSm-fOr. if
ne IS SO much esteemed by the cold and dis
passionate Judgment of our separated breth.
rem. How warm and enthusiastic should not
our feelings be toward him, enjoying. as we
do, the privilege of being called his children
and daily showing i'll his fatherly solicit
tude, his prayers and benedictions. The
hierarchy of the United States propose to
celebrate the approaching jubilee by joint
letter of congratulation to the Holy Father in
their own name and in the name of the
clergy and laity of the whole country. As
however, our expressions of attachment
am interpreting the wishes of your hearts
in announcing to you that you will be in
vited to unite with your brethren
throughout this country and the Catholic
world in manifesting in substantial manner
your devotion to the visible head of the
church. You are aware that no compulsory
tax is imposed upon you to support the fa-
ther of the faithful. though he has heavy
burdens to sustain, Yours are free-will offer
ings made to the vicar of Him who came on
earth to ruiz by love. Your only incentives
are your sense of duty, the voice of conscience
and the promptings of loving heart. A
special collection for the holy father will, ac-
cOrdingly, be taken up in the archdiocese on
Sunday, Oct. LII, the feast of the maternity
OF the Blessed virgin Mary. Inc reverend
clergy will please call the attention of their
respective congregations to the collection by
reading this pastoral on the preceding Sunday
and on the day of the collection itself, with
such comments as their pious zeal will sug
gest. 1t is earnestly hoped that the munif-
cence of the offerings will be i'll some degree
commensurate with the sOlemnity or the event
we commemorate, and with the strong claims
which our august pontiff has on the bounty
of his-children. From the receipt of this let
ter to Jan. l, 1888, the reverend clergy will
add the collect pro papa i'll the mass on all
days on which its use is permitted by the
rubrics. The rectors of the churches are
also invited to invest with usual solemnity
the services at the high mass on Sunday,
Jan. l, at which service they will make some
allusion to the sovereign pontiff's jubilee,
and at the end of mass or after vespers tie
Deum'' will be chanted in thanksgiving to
God for the long life and signal blessings
vouchsafed to our holy father, Pope Leo
XIII. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
and the charity of God and the communion
of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen.
JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS,
Archbishop of Baltimore.
p. j. DoNoHUE, Secretary.
Given at Baltimore the feast of st. Matthew
the apostle and evangelist, 1887.